ARACELIS -bio-
Product number:
SW10263
Product information "ARACELIS -bio-"
ARACELIS is the name of a small mountain with a little chapel near the Herdade dos Lagos. A traditional pilgrimage by horse and carriage takes place over our country every year. From the top of the mountain you have a wonderful, wide view of the landscape.
Selected Alicante Bouschet grapes are hand picked at night. The then fresh, cool grapes are processed in the early morning hours.
Alicante Bouschet is characterized by the fact that not only the grape skin, but also the pulp is red - the resulting wine has a strong color and a pronounced fruity aroma. So far we have mostly used Alicante Bouschet as a blend partner for our reserves.
Alicante Bouschet is characterized by the fact that not only the grape skin, but also the pulp is red - the resulting wine has a strong color and a pronounced fruity aroma. So far we have mostly used Alicante Bouschet as a blend partner for our reserves.
We have only grown about 2 hectares, the areas are right next to our house and are therefore under our special observation.
The 2020 vintage was of such good quality that, after about 6 months of maturation in French oak barrels, we chose the Alicante Bouschet as our personal anniversary wine with a new hand-drawn label that illustrates our (sometimes not entirely easy) path of the past decades.
Tasting notes
Deep and intense violet color. Black fruit aroma with hints of cocoa and smoke. Complex on the palate, with persistent and young tannin, with aging potential.
Deep and intense violet color. Black fruit aroma with hints of cocoa and smoke. Complex on the palate, with persistent and young tannin, with aging potential.
Vinification
Handpicked grapes under cool conditions at night. Vinification in open top fermenters by manual punching system. The wine is aged for 6 months in French oak barrels. Natural cold stabilization process. Gentle filtration, subsequent bottling, and bottle ageing.
Handpicked grapes under cool conditions at night. Vinification in open top fermenters by manual punching system. The wine is aged for 6 months in French oak barrels. Natural cold stabilization process. Gentle filtration, subsequent bottling, and bottle ageing.
Potential
Wine ready to be consumed, with great storage potential (10 years).
Wine ready to be consumed, with great storage potential (10 years).
Analyses
Alcohol: 14,5 % v/v
Total acidity: 6,2 g/L
pH: 3,56
Residual sugars: 0,6 g/L
Alcohol: 14,5 % v/v
Total acidity: 6,2 g/L
pH: 3,56
Residual sugars: 0,6 g/L
Recommendation
Serve between 14ºC to 18ºC.
Ideal to accompany with roasted lamb and strong cheeses.
In the vegetarian version, ideal with grilled aubergine and cheese gratinated with honey and walnuts.
Conservation
The bottles should be in a ventilated dark place, with a temperature between 16º and 18° C and relative humidity of about 60%.
The bottles should be in a ventilated dark place, with a temperature between 16º and 18° C and relative humidity of about 60%.
Winemaker
Carsten Heinemeyer/Marta Pereira
Carsten Heinemeyer/Marta Pereira
Viticulture
Helena Ferreira Manuel
Helena Ferreira Manuel
Agricultural year
Atypically cool year, with a seasonal heat wave, which naturally controlled the productivity of the vineyard, producing exceptional quality grapes.
Atypically cool year, with a seasonal heat wave, which naturally controlled the productivity of the vineyard, producing exceptional quality grapes.
Organic wine
Control body: SATIVA-PT-BIO-03 in Portugal, DE-ÖKO-022 in Germany
Control body: SATIVA-PT-BIO-03 in Portugal, DE-ÖKO-022 in Germany
Vegan wine
We do not use any animal products in winemaking that are used in conventional winemaking, such as gelatine or egg white.
Control: The Vegan Society
We do not use any animal products in winemaking that are used in conventional winemaking, such as gelatine or egg white.
Control: The Vegan Society